Fan device



March 1s, 1924.`

, W. H. KENT FAN DEVICE Filed Feb. l2 1923 Patented Mar. 18, 1924.

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Applicatnlel February12,`1923. Serial No. 618,604.

To all whom t may concer/n.:

Be it known thatI, VV1L1;.11 1.1\4:1I-I'.l KENT, a

citizen of the United States and' residingat 1" the head of :tn-occupant of such chair, and

the object of the .invention isto provide a fan devicev of the A class. and for the purpose specifiedv which' may be detacliably/ mounted in connectionn withthe: back of a rocking chair and providedf'with'means for securing said device inconnection with said chair, a further object being to provide means for adjustably supporting a fan element in connection with said device to regulate the relative position thereof with reference to the occupant of the chair, a further object being to provide a flexible and adjustable backing member for the fan device which may serve as a head rest, and with these and other objects in view the invention consists in a device of the class and for the purpose specified, which is simple in construction, eicient in use and which is constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the fol lowing specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing my improved fan device mounted in connection with the back member of a'rocking chair, only part of said chair being shown.

Fig. 2 is a partial section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale and,

Fig 3 is a partial section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, I have indicated at 5, the top portion of the back of a rocking chair and at 6 I have shown one of my improved fan devices mounted in connection therewith. The fan device 6v comprises in the contsruction shown a rod 7 `on which is mounted a sleeve 8 which is of slightly less longitudinal dimensions than the --rod 7 and mounted on said rod are two frame members 9 and 10, which' are held in place by wing nuts or the like 11 in threaded engagement with the rod 7.

The frame member 9 is substantially yokeshaped inform and comprisesv side arms 12, theV free ends of which are provided. with eyes 13 adaptedto be passed over the rod 7, and the crosshead portion of the frame 9 hasV a forwardly directed and reduced eX- tension'lL-on'which is pivotally suspended a fan element 15 as clearly shown in Figs. Y1 and 2 of the drawing'.

The frame Vmember 10 is composed of two independent side mg'embers 16 each of which consists of substantially parallel rods 17 joined-*at one, end byJ a loop 18, which is passed over the rod 7, and thefree ends of the rods 17 are enlarged as shown at, 19 and preferably provided with felt facings 2O on their inner or adjacent faces. Itings 21 are mounted on the rods 17 and adjustable longitudinally thereof to clamp the free or head ends 19 of said rods onto the top of the back member 5 of a rocking chair, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing, it being understood that the rod 17 of tlie frame member 10 or the separate members 16 thereof form jaws for gripping the back of a rocking chair with mv improved fan device in connection therewith.

I also preferably mount upon the sleeve 8 a supplemental sleeve 22 on which is Wound a fabric curtain `23, the sleeves 22 being free to rotate on the sleeve 8 and the end of the curtain 23 is provided with a rod 24 slidably mounted on one of the rods 17 of each of the members 16.y It will be understood that by lowering the fabric curtain 23 the same may be used, if desired, as a support for the head of the occupant of the rocking chair, or in other words, used as a head rest and especially if the back member 5 of the rocking chair is considerably lower?- than the head of the occupant of the chair. The curtain 23 may also be used as a sun or light shade if desired It will be understood that in the use of my improved device and after the same has been mounted in connection with the backI` member of a rocking chair, the operation of actuating said chairL will .automatically transmit a forward and backward reciprocating movement to the fan element 15 to automatically fan the occupant of the chair. It will be understood that the frame 9 may be adjusted on the rod 7 to raise and lower the relative position of the fan element 15 by simply loosening the wing nuts 11, and While l have shown certain details of construction for carrying my invention into effect, it will be understood that I am not necessarily limited to these details, and various changes therein and modifications thereof may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

laying fully described my invention,

'what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A fan device of the class described comprising a rod, a sleeve mounted on said rod and of less longitudinal dimensions than said rod, a substantially U-shaped frame member the side members of which are mounted on said rod outwardly of said sleeve, a fan element movably mounted in connection with said frame, and two pairs of' parallel rods mounted in connection with the ends of said first named rod and the free ends of which are provided with enlarged heads.

2. A fan device of the class described comprising a rod, a sleeve mounted on said rod and of less longitudinal dimensions than said rod, a substantially U-shaped frame member the side members of which are mounted on said rod outwardly of' said sleeve7 a vfan element movably mounted in connection with said frame, and two pairs of parallel rods mounted in connection with the ends of said first named rod and the free ends of which are provided with enlarged heads having fibrous facings.

3. A fan device of the class described comprising` a rod, a sleeve mounted on said rod and of less longitudinal dimensions than said rod, a substantially U-shaped frame member the side members of which are mounted on said rod outwardly of said sleeve, a fan element movably mounted in connection with said frame, two pairs of parallel rods mounted in connection with the ends of said first named rod and the free ends of which are provided with enlarged heads having` fibrous facings, and means mounted on the separate pairs of rods for clamping a suitable support therebetween.

ln testimony that l claim the foregoing as my invention l have signed my name this 9th day of Feb. 1923.

' WILLIAM H. KENT. 

